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Ex-Speaker Torbay referred again to ICAC

The NSW Greens say they will refer documents to the corruption watchdog that show ex-politician Richard Torbay set up a successful ministerial meeting for a businessman, then received a $100,000 donation.

The former NSW Speaker is already under investigation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

In March the Nationals asked Mr Torbay to step down as their candidate for the federal seat of New England, after receiving information that the party later referred to ICAC.

Mr Torbay quit NSW parliament the next day.

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Greens MP John Kaye on Thursday said documents obtained through a NSW Upper House call for papers showed Mr Torbay had set up a meeting in June 2010 with then-planning minister Tony Kelly on behalf of businessman Cameron McCullagh.

The meeting was arranged six days after Mr Kelly imposed a 12-month Interim Heritage Order on historic Sydney property Peroomba, owned by Mr McCullagh and his wife.

Dr Kaye said the heritage protection was lifted three months later, on Mr Kelly's orders, despite a draft independent heritage assessment deeming the property had significant local heritage value.

Within months, the McCullagh-owned firm GEGM Investments made a $100,000 donation to Mr Torbay.

"The turning point for the McCullaghs appears to have been the 23 June 2010 meeting Mr Torbay set up with Planning Minister Kelly," Dr Kaye said.

"The documents show that from then on everything went their way, including changes to the Heritage Architects report in July and the lifting of the order on 13 August.

"The $100,000 campaign donation flowed five months later."

The heritage-listed property, built in 1938 by award-winning architect William Ray Laurie, was knocked down for a rebuild.

Dr Kaye told AAP he would be writing a letter to ICAC and sending it with the documents on Thursday.